Quare Bungle Rye Roddy Rye, Irish song lyrics and chords
The youtube video is by The Dubliners. Quare bungle rye sheet music notes in do re mi format now included. A traditional song by The Clancys, The Blarney Lads, Carl Peterson and The Dubliners with Ronnie Drew singing. The tin whistle sheet music notes are included. The guitar chords are in G and also D Major in chordpro.Quare bungle rye beginner piano notes included.
Quare Bungle Rye Lyrics And Chords In G
[G]Now Jack was a sailor who roamed on the town
And[C] she was a[G] damsel who skipped up and[D] down
Said the[G] damsel to Jack as she passed him by
Would you [C]care for to[G] purchase some
[C]quare bungle[G] rye roddy[D] rye
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy[G] rye
Thought Jack to himself, "Now what can this be?
But the finest of whiskey from far Germany
Smuggled up in a basket and sold on the sly
And the name that it goes by is
quare bungle rye roddy rye?
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy rye"
Jack gave her a pound and he thought nothing strange
Said she, "Hold the basket till I get you your change"
Jack looked in the basket and a baby did spy
Oh, Begorrah, said Jack, this is
quare bungle rye roddy rye?
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy rye
Now to get the child christened was Jack's first intent
For to get the child christened, to the parson he went
Says the parson to Jack, "What will he go by?"
Begorrah, says Jack, Call him
quare bungle rye roddy rye?
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy rye
Said the parson to Jack, "That's a mighty queer name"
Says Jack to the parson, "It's a queer way he came
Smuggled up in a basket and sold on the sly
And the name that he'll go by is
quare bungle rye roddy rye?
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy rye
Now all you young sailors who roam on the town
Beware of those damsels who skip up and down
Take a look in their basket as they pass you by
Or else they may sell you some
quare bungle rye roddy rye?
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy rye
[G]Now Jack was a sailor who roamed on the town
And[C] she was a[G] damsel who skipped up and[D] down
Said the[G] damsel to Jack as she passed him by
Would you [C]care for to[G] purchase some
[C]quare bungle[G] rye roddy[D] rye
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy[G] rye
Thought Jack to himself, "Now what can this be?
But the finest of whiskey from far Germany
Smuggled up in a basket and sold on the sly
And the name that it goes by is
quare bungle rye roddy rye?
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy rye"
Jack gave her a pound and he thought nothing strange
Said she, "Hold the basket till I get you your change"
Jack looked in the basket and a baby did spy
Oh, Begorrah, said Jack, this is
quare bungle rye roddy rye?
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy rye
Now to get the child christened was Jack's first intent
For to get the child christened, to the parson he went
Says the parson to Jack, "What will he go by?"
Begorrah, says Jack, Call him
quare bungle rye roddy rye?
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy rye
Said the parson to Jack, "That's a mighty queer name"
Says Jack to the parson, "It's a queer way he came
Smuggled up in a basket and sold on the sly
And the name that he'll go by is
quare bungle rye roddy rye?
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy rye
Now all you young sailors who roam on the town
Beware of those damsels who skip up and down
Take a look in their basket as they pass you by
Or else they may sell you some
quare bungle rye roddy rye?
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy rye
Quare Bungle Rye” is a funny, cheeky Irish song, perfect for a pub or folk session! Below is your full version with chords on every verse, a suggested strumming pattern, and a fingerpicking arrangement for the first verse that fits the lilting 6/8 Irish feel.
🎶 Quare Bungle Rye
(Key: G Major)
🎸 Strumming Pattern Options
For this song (a lively 6/8 jig feel):
Option 1 – Traditional Jig Feel (6/8):
D–DUD D–DUD
(Count it as ONE-two-three, TWO-two-three)
Option 2 – Straight Folk Feel (4/4):
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
(Slight swing, accent the first beat of each bar.)
Use light strumming for verses and open, ringing strums for the refrain (“Fol the diddle rye…”).
🎵 Intro / Verse 1 Fingerpicking Tab
Here’s a simple 6/8-time fingerpicking for the first verse. Thumb plays bass notes on beats 1 and 4, fingers handle the melody arpeggio.
G C G D
e|-------3-----------3-|-------0-----------0-|-------3-----------3-|-------2-----------2-|
B|-----0---0-------0---|-----1---1-------1---|-----0---0-------0---|-----3---3-------3---|
G|---0-------0---0-----|---0-------0---0-----|---0-------0---0-----|---2-------2---2-----|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|-3-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-3-------------------|---------------------|-3-------------------|-2-------------------|
G C G D G
e|-------3-----------3-|-------0-----------0-|-------3-----------3-|-------2---3---------|
B|-----0---0-------0---|-----1---1-------1---|-----0---0-------0---|-----3---------------|
G|---0-------0---0-----|---0-------0---0-----|---0-------0---0-----|---2-----------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|-3-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-3-------------------|---------------------|-3-------------------|-2-------3-----------|
Then flow right into Verse 1 with a light alternating thumb–finger pattern.
Lyrics with Chords
Verse 1
[G]Now Jack was a sailor who roamed on the town,
And [C]she was a [G]damsel who skipped up and [D]down.
Said the [G]damsel to Jack as she passed him by,
“Would you [C]care for to [G]purchase some
[C]Quare bungle [G]rye roddy [D]rye?
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy [G]rye!”
🎶 Quare Bungle Rye
(Key: G Major)
🎸 Strumming Pattern Options
For this song (a lively 6/8 jig feel):
Option 1 – Traditional Jig Feel (6/8):
D–DUD D–DUD
(Count it as ONE-two-three, TWO-two-three)
Option 2 – Straight Folk Feel (4/4):
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
(Slight swing, accent the first beat of each bar.)
Use light strumming for verses and open, ringing strums for the refrain (“Fol the diddle rye…”).
🎵 Intro / Verse 1 Fingerpicking Tab
Here’s a simple 6/8-time fingerpicking for the first verse. Thumb plays bass notes on beats 1 and 4, fingers handle the melody arpeggio.
G C G D
e|-------3-----------3-|-------0-----------0-|-------3-----------3-|-------2-----------2-|
B|-----0---0-------0---|-----1---1-------1---|-----0---0-------0---|-----3---3-------3---|
G|---0-------0---0-----|---0-------0---0-----|---0-------0---0-----|---2-------2---2-----|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|-3-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-3-------------------|---------------------|-3-------------------|-2-------------------|
G C G D G
e|-------3-----------3-|-------0-----------0-|-------3-----------3-|-------2---3---------|
B|-----0---0-------0---|-----1---1-------1---|-----0---0-------0---|-----3---------------|
G|---0-------0---0-----|---0-------0---0-----|---0-------0---0-----|---2-----------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|-3-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-3-------------------|---------------------|-3-------------------|-2-------3-----------|
Then flow right into Verse 1 with a light alternating thumb–finger pattern.
Lyrics with Chords
Verse 1
[G]Now Jack was a sailor who roamed on the town,
And [C]she was a [G]damsel who skipped up and [D]down.
Said the [G]damsel to Jack as she passed him by,
“Would you [C]care for to [G]purchase some
[C]Quare bungle [G]rye roddy [D]rye?
Fol the diddle rye roddy rye roddy [G]rye!”
About The Song.
Ah now, this is a mighty tale — half warning, half comedy, and fully Irish in spirit. It’s the sort of yarn an auld lad would tell at closing time, thumping the table and grinning into his pint.
☘️ Act 1: Jack the Sailor, Eternally Thirsty We’ve got Jack — a sailor on shore leave, legging it about town like a fella who has two shillings and a dream.
Along comes a damsel — hopping along with a basket like she’s flogging fresh donuts.
She winks at him and says:
“Would you care for to purchase some quare bungle rye?”
Which Jack’s brain instantly translates into:
“Ah yes! Contraband German whiskey!
Exactly what I wanted!”
He thinks he’s James Bond buying black–market liquor.
He’s actually just an eejit.
☘️ Act 2: Smuggling of a Different Sort, He hands over a pound --
a full pound, mind you --
big money for a lad with sea legs and pub habits.
She says:
“Hold the basket till I get your change.”
But instead of booze, Jack looks inside and finds…
a baby.
A whole actual child.
And Jack’s like:
“Sweet suffering saints --
that’s not rye — that’s a human being!”
This baby has effectively been sold onto him like a bad potato.
☘️ Act 3: The Holiest Name in Christendom Jack, being a responsible accidental parent,
rushes to get the child christened.
The priest asks:
“What name shall he have?”
And Jack, not missing a beat says:
“Call him… Quare Bungle Rye.”
Which sounds less like a name
and more like a description of the entire debacle.
The priest, naturally, is baffled:
“That’s a mighty queer name.”
And Jack shrugs:
“Well it’s a mighty queer way he arrived.”
Hard to argue with that logic.
☘️ Act 4: The Moral of the Misadventure. The song ends with the warning:
“Beware of those damsels who skip up and down.”
Translation?
Don’t buy mystery goods from bouncing women.
You may end up with a baby instead of a bottle.
And always check the basket --
just in case you’re not buying booze,
but becoming a father.
☘️ Summary in Irish Spirit. This is a story about:
A mighty Irish cautionary tale --
where the road to fatherhood
is paved with misplaced whiskey expectations.
Ah now, this is a mighty tale — half warning, half comedy, and fully Irish in spirit. It’s the sort of yarn an auld lad would tell at closing time, thumping the table and grinning into his pint.
☘️ Act 1: Jack the Sailor, Eternally Thirsty We’ve got Jack — a sailor on shore leave, legging it about town like a fella who has two shillings and a dream.
Along comes a damsel — hopping along with a basket like she’s flogging fresh donuts.
She winks at him and says:
“Would you care for to purchase some quare bungle rye?”
Which Jack’s brain instantly translates into:
“Ah yes! Contraband German whiskey!
Exactly what I wanted!”
He thinks he’s James Bond buying black–market liquor.
He’s actually just an eejit.
☘️ Act 2: Smuggling of a Different Sort, He hands over a pound --
a full pound, mind you --
big money for a lad with sea legs and pub habits.
She says:
“Hold the basket till I get your change.”
But instead of booze, Jack looks inside and finds…
a baby.
A whole actual child.
And Jack’s like:
“Sweet suffering saints --
that’s not rye — that’s a human being!”
This baby has effectively been sold onto him like a bad potato.
☘️ Act 3: The Holiest Name in Christendom Jack, being a responsible accidental parent,
rushes to get the child christened.
The priest asks:
“What name shall he have?”
And Jack, not missing a beat says:
“Call him… Quare Bungle Rye.”
Which sounds less like a name
and more like a description of the entire debacle.
The priest, naturally, is baffled:
“That’s a mighty queer name.”
And Jack shrugs:
“Well it’s a mighty queer way he arrived.”
Hard to argue with that logic.
☘️ Act 4: The Moral of the Misadventure. The song ends with the warning:
“Beware of those damsels who skip up and down.”
Translation?
Don’t buy mystery goods from bouncing women.
You may end up with a baby instead of a bottle.
And always check the basket --
just in case you’re not buying booze,
but becoming a father.
☘️ Summary in Irish Spirit. This is a story about:
- a lad who only wanted a drink
- a lass who wanted to offload a child
- a priest who wanted a normal name
- and a baby who ended up with a title that sounds like a jig crossed with a curse.
A mighty Irish cautionary tale --
where the road to fatherhood
is paved with misplaced whiskey expectations.
Quare bungle rye standard sheet music in G Major
Quare bungle rye mandolin tab in G Major
Here's the guitar chords as played by The Dubliners.
The intro. chords D A G D
[D]Now Jack was a sailor who roamed on the town
And he [G]met with a[D] damsel who [A]skipped up and down
Said the[D] damsel to Jack as she passed him by
Would you [G]care for to[D] purchase some
[A]quare bungle[D] rye roddy rye
Fol the diddle rye roddy [A]rye roddy[D] rye
The intro. chords D A G D
[D]Now Jack was a sailor who roamed on the town
And he [G]met with a[D] damsel who [A]skipped up and down
Said the[D] damsel to Jack as she passed him by
Would you [G]care for to[D] purchase some
[A]quare bungle[D] rye roddy rye
Fol the diddle rye roddy [A]rye roddy[D] rye
Quare Bungle Rye Sheet Music Notes For Tin Whistle
The tin whistle tab is for the D whistle
Quare bungle rye sheet music notes in do re mi format
